Postcards from Read Hall 2014–2016
by Bluelily
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Ordeal I
05:20
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oh no, on your own again
bell tone, all alone again
poor thing, dug your grave again
smash the lock on your door—that's all I'm saying
to loose the chains of fear and doubt
say "I'm in," or say "amen"
but I couldn't say anything at all
I wonder why?
sunless void filled with noise, that's what I play in
"oh, us? we're just waiting for the drums to come in"
I don't know what sort of song you think you're expecting
oh, what a strange ordeal I've been faced with
to loose the chains of fear and doubt
say "I'm in," or say "amen"
but I couldn't get my mouth to move at all
so call it a draw
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Fear of Theory
02:03
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it's always a minor third when you wanna be alone
built your demons up again
I play a song by Bird and now all the feeling's gone
just can't understand
will I lose these things that are a part of me
or can I just not see?
it's always a broken chord when you wanna be alone
buried Haydn in a can
I play a thirteenth bar 'cause all the feeling's gone
just wanna understand
will I lose these things that are a part of me
will logic snap the crutch of naive honesty
or can I just not see?
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Ordeal II
02:20
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you should have listened when you learned to talk
you should have sat down when you learned to walk
now I don't know if I believe at all
are the prayers of friends all wasted?
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Enceladus
05:17
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a mass up on the hill
under the light of the moon
the day they're awaiting
won't come too soon
too long, too short
what's it all for?
a mass of unsaid words
under the ice of a moon
the feelings I've hidden
won't rise too soon
too long, too short
what's it all for?
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Foray Thereof
06:09
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Rin
04:19
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New Year's Memo #1
03:10
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January Memo
01:33
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(well, you saw my face
my one and only
burn it to the ground
so I don't have to)
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New Year's Memo #2
04:11
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March Memo
00:36
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Tsuitachi
03:37
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on the first day I was born in the fire of the light from your window
now all my thoughts blur through the wires in refractions and echoes
it's not the first time, nor will it be the last time
that I've wanted to be owned
but I fell down and now I'm burnt out
I wanna go home
on the first day I gave up before I started or whatever would hurt more
on the third day I found myself out in a field walking in circles
by the tenth day I couldn't remember why I was cross-eyed outside your door
on the last day I realized what I was after: I just wanted to feel whole
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about
A compilation of songs originally recorded during my second and third years of college.
Tracks 1–5 comprise a scrapped EP I planned to release shortly after Subtractive. Tracks 6–12 are a handful of demos and improvisations recorded around the same time.
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Tracks 1–5 comprise a scrapped EP I planned to release shortly after Subtractive. Tracks 6–12 are a handful of demos and improvisations recorded around the same time.
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credits
released March 16, 2018
Musicians who appear on this release:
Zack Stewart — vocals, synthesizer, guitar (3, 5, 7–11), programming (drums + Game Boy), saxophone, piano, percussion
Nate Wagner — guitar (4)
All songs and lyrics written by Zack Stewart except for (4), where the guitar part was written by Nate Wagner.
Written and recorded in Read 5210 + 5011 and Bucksbaum 67 + 68 at Grinnell College between February 2014 and March 2016 with a few overdubs added later. Mixed and mastered by Zack Stewart.
Artwork by Zack Stewart.
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Thanks to Nate for doing his thing, and to Nola Novak, Erin Weber, Han Trinh, Sarah Hubbard, Josh Anthony, Mark Laver, and everyone else who made those years at Read Hall and beyond worthwhile.
Musicians who appear on this release:
Zack Stewart — vocals, synthesizer, guitar (3, 5, 7–11), programming (drums + Game Boy), saxophone, piano, percussion
Nate Wagner — guitar (4)
All songs and lyrics written by Zack Stewart except for (4), where the guitar part was written by Nate Wagner.
Written and recorded in Read 5210 + 5011 and Bucksbaum 67 + 68 at Grinnell College between February 2014 and March 2016 with a few overdubs added later. Mixed and mastered by Zack Stewart.
Artwork by Zack Stewart.
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Thanks to Nate for doing his thing, and to Nola Novak, Erin Weber, Han Trinh, Sarah Hubbard, Josh Anthony, Mark Laver, and everyone else who made those years at Read Hall and beyond worthwhile.
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Sep 2016
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